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Assistant Professor

Ph.D. - North Carolina State University

Phone: 301-405-7721
Email: siewerdt@umd.edu

Research Interests:

Selection theory and quantitative genetics: estimation of genetic parameters from selection experiments; selection in small or in closed populations; group selection; selection for direct and other genetics effects (e.g., maternal, associative). These topics are being approached through theoretical work in statistical methods and experimental work with Tribolium castaneum.

Applied statistics: methods for establishing the “best” size for experimental and observation units.

Awards and Honors
-1999 Sigma Xi, Scientific Research Society, NCSU Chapter
-1997 International Young Scientist Travel Award, 1997, Organizing Committee of the 6th World Congress on Genetics -Applied to Livestock Production, Armidale, Australia
-1997 Gamma Sigma Delta, Honor Society of Agriculture, NCSU Chapter
-1992 Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, College of Agronomy, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Brazil
-1991 Master of Science Thesis Approved with Honors, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Brazil